Ludwig Göransson was honored with his second Academy Award for his score for Christopher Nolan’s drama Oppenheimer at tonight’s 96th Oscar ceremony. He previously won his first Oscar for his music from Marvel’s Black Panther in 2019 and was also nominated last year for the song Lift Me Up from its sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Check out his acceptance speech after the jump. The other nominated composers in the Original Score category were Jerskin Fendrix (Poor Things) Laura Karpman (American Fiction), John Williams (Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny) and Robbie Robertson (Killers of the Flower Moon).
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Ludwig Göransson Wins BAFTA Award for ‘Oppenheimer’ Score
Ludwig Göransson has received his first BAFTA Award for his music for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer in the Original Score category at today’s 2024 EE British Academy Film Awards ceremony in London. He previously won the Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice Award and is also up for an Academy Award for his score for the biographical thriller. Check out the composer’s acceptance speech after the jump. The other composers nominated in the category were Robbie Robertson (Killers of the Flower Moon), Jerskin Fendrix (Poor Things), Anthony Willis (Saltburn) and Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse).
Ludwig Göransson Wins Grammy Award for ‘Oppenheimer’ Score
Ludwig Göransson has won the Grammy Award for his score for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category at today’s 66th Annual Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony in Los Angeles. He was previously honored with his first Grammy in the same category for Black Panther in 2019. Check out his acceptance speech below. Billie Eilish & Finneas O’Connell received the award for the original song What Was I Made For from Greta Gerwig’s Barbie in the Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media category.
Ludwig Göransson Wins Golden Globe for ‘Oppenheimer’ Score
Ludwig Göransson has received his first Golden Globe in the Original Score category for his score for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer at tonight’s 81st Golden Globe Awards ceremony. He has previously been nominated three times for his scores from Black Panther and Tenet, as well as the song Lift Me Up from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Check out his acceptance speech below.
‘Oppenheimer: Live in Concert’ Experience Announced
Universal Pictures and Syncopy today announced Oppenheimer: Live in Concert, a live-to-film concert experience featuring a 53-piece orchestra under the direction of the film’s Academy Award-winning composer Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther, The Mandalorian, Tenet, Creed, Turning Red), conducted by Anthony Parnther. The event will take place on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at Royce Hall, on the Westwood campus of UCLA in Los Angeles and will include a special introduction by Oppenheimer writer/director/producer Christopher Nolan. Tickets are now available now at roycehall.org. Back Lot Music & Mondo have released the drama’s official soundtrack album featuring Göransson’s score this past summer.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 21, 2023)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the fantasy comedy Barbie co-written and directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Will Ferrell, Issa Rae, Kate McKinnon, Rhea Perlman, Alexandra Shipp, Ariana Greenblatt and Michael Cera. The film’s original score is composed by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt. Atlantic Records has released a soundtrack album (produced by Ronson) featuring the songs from the movie by artists including Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish, Nicki Minjaj & Ice Spice, Charli XC & others. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the historical thriller Oppenheimer written and directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Matt Damon, Robert Downey, Jr. and Kenneth Branagh. Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther, The Mandalorian, Creed, Tenet) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.
‘Oppenheimer’ Soundtrack Album Details
Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for the historical thriller Oppenheimer. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther, Creed, Tenet, The Mandalorian, Venom, Turning Red, Community). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 21 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. A CD and vinyl edition will be released by Mondo (click here to order the vinyl edition). Oppenheimer is written and directed by Christopher Nolan and stars Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey, Jr., Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie, Josh Hartnett, Michael Angarano and Kenneth Branagh.
‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3 – Vol. 2 (Chapters 21-24) Soundtrack Album Details
The details of the latest soundtrack album for Lucasfilm’s Disney+ original series The Mandalorian have been revealed. The album features selections of the original score from the final four episodes (Chapters 21-24) of the show’s third season composed by Joseph Shirley (Creed III, The Book of Boba Fett The Mysterious Benedict Society, Fairfax, Bad Trip), with musical themes by Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther, Creed, Tenet, Turning Red). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 21 by Walt Disney Records and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. The label has previously released an album featuring Shirley’s score from the four episodes of Season 3, as well as multiple soundtracks featuring Göransson’s music from Season 1 & 2.
‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3 – Vol. 1 (Chapters 17-20) Soundtrack Album Details
The full details of the latest soundtrack album for Lucasfilm’s Disney+ original series The Mandalorian have been revealed. The album features selections of the original score from the first four episodes (Chapters 17-20) of the show’s third season composed by Joseph Shirley (The Book of Boba Fett, Creed III, Fairfax, Bad Trip). Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther, Tenet, Creed, Turning Red) has provided the musical themes. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 29 by Walt Disney Records and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The label has previously released multiple soundtracks featuring Göransson’s music from Season 1 and two volumes featuring the composer’s score from Season 2.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 26, 2023)
Premiering on Wednesday, March 1, is the new CBS drama True Lies developed by Matt Nix inspired by James Cameron’s 1994 movie and starring Steve Howey, Ginger Gonzaga, Erica Hernandez, Omar Miller, Mike O’Gorman, Lucas Jaye and Annabella Didion.The show’s original music is composed by Toby Chu (Bao, Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return, Covert Affairs, Found, Fistful of Vengeance, Unforgettable). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series, which will air Wednesday nights on CBS.
Also premiering on Wednesday in the U.S. is the British horror comedy series Wreck created by Ryan J. Brown and starring Oscar Kennedy, Thaddea Graham, Jack Rowan, Anthony Rickman, Louis Boyer, Alice Noakes, Miya Ocego, Peter Claffey and Jodie Tyack. Steve Lynch (Let Us Prey, Boys from Hell) is composing the show’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score from Season 1 was released last December. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the series, which premiered in the UK on BBC Three last fall and is making its worldwide debut on Netflix.